5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Monkey - Gold Bullion Coin

Features

Country Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2004
Value 5 Dollars
5.00 AUD = 3.87 USD
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Gold (.9999)
Weight 1.555 g
Diameter 14.6 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑

Commemorative issue

Year of the Monkey

Series: Lunar Series 1

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
5 DOLLARS
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage.

Reverse

Monkey walking to the left along a tree branch, Chinese character for Monkey above.

Lettering:
2
0
0
4
1/20OZ 9999 GOLD

Designer: Ing Ing Jong

Ing graduated from Perth’s Central TAFE School of Art and Design in 2006 with an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design, having specialized in illustration and multimedia. She designed the coins for the Perth Mint in Australia, including the Lunar series in 2013.

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Perth Mint, Australia

Comments

Issued by the Perth Mint  - $5, One Twentieth Ounce Gold Lunar Series 1 Coin.

A colourised version of the coin was also released.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2004  15,898 UNC
2004  15,073 UNC - Colourised

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